Frame for hand bags



1933- J. ZEICHNER ET AL 1,936,703

FRAME FOR HAND BAGS Filed March 18, 1932 INVENTORS L/ HN 2E ICHNER,JOSEPH GURA Patented Nov. 28, 1933 imirrzn STATES PATENT mm FRAME FORHAND BAGS John Zcichner and Joseph Gura, Bronx, N. Y.

Application March 18,

9 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a frame forhandbags.

The invention has for an object the construction of a frame for handbagswhich is characterized by a pair of jaw members each consisting of ahorizontal top and vertical sides and hinged together on the lower endsof said sides and adapted for holding a pair of frame members forattachment on the edges of the mouth opening of the handbag.

Furthermore, the invention particularly proposes the arrangement ofprojecting members from the frames adapted to engage over cuts in saidjaw members.

Furthermore, it is proposed to arrange grooves on the outer faces ofsaid jaw members extending across the horizontal tops and down thevertical sides and one of said grooves having the undercut previouslymentioned.

Furthermore, as another object of this invention it is proposed toconstruct the frames of substantially U-shape form in transverse crosssection and to extend one of the arms of the 'U-shape to provide the lipmentioned.

the provision" of catches on the outer faces of the jaw members forholding the flange within the grooves. v A still further object of thisinvention is the construction of an article of the class described whichis of simple, durable construction, dependable in use and efficient inoperation, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig". 1 is a perspective View of a handbag with a frame constructedaccording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View of the frame section upon oneof the sides of the opening of the handbag.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fi 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

- Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Another one of the objects of this invention is.

1932. Serial No. 599,687

Fig. '7 is a side elevational view of the jaw members.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a modification.

Fig. 9 is another view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a stillfurther modification.

Fig. 1c is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating a still furthermodified form.

The frame for the'handbag comprises a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top 12 and vertical sides 13. A hinge 14 connects the lowerends of the vertical sides so that the insides of the jaw members are incontact with each other and the jaw members may pivot also as isnecessary in the opening of a handbag. The outer sides of the faces ofthe jaw members are formed with grooves 15 extending across'the tops 12and down the sides 13. One of the sides of the grooves on each of thejaw members is formed with an undercut l6. I

In conjunction with the jaw members 10 and 11 a pair of frames 17 areprovided for attachment on opposite edges of a mouth 18 of a handbag 19.Each of the frames 17 comprises a horizontal top portion 20 connectedwith vertical sides 21 and said top and sides being adapted to engagewithin the grooves 15. A lip 22 projects from one of the sides of eachof the frames and is adapted to engage within the undercutlfi forpartially holding the frames within the jaw members. Catches 23 aremounted upon the sides 13 of the jaw members and are adapted to holdother portions of the frames l'l for securely holding the frames on thejaw members.

Each of the frames 1'7 are of U'-shape in' transverse cross section andthe edges of the bag 19 are engaged between the arms of the U andclamped between the arms by pressing them together. This is veryclearly'shown in Figs. 2 and 4. One of the arms of the U-shape isextended to form the lip 22'for engagement within the undercut. in Fig.2 the lip is shown engaging the undercut. The undercut and the lip areformed upon the horizontal portions of the jaw members and frames,though they'may be located on other sides. The catches 23 are shown ofthe swivel type which are adapted to be moved into positions across thegrooves 15 at locations removed from the undercut 16 to aid in holdingthe frames in place within the grooves. f

In Fig. 8 a variation of the invention has been disclosed in which'anundercut 16" is shown on the bottom side of the groove 15'instead of thetop side as previously illustrated. In other respects the form of theinvention is identical.

In Fig. 9 another variation has been disclosed in which one of the armsof the U-shape is bent outwards and indicated by reference numeral 25.The material 19 of the handbag is attached upon this outturned edge bystitches or by any other desirable method.

In Fig. 10 another variation of the invention has been disclosed inwhich the catch 22 is arranged in a manner so as not to project out ofthe surface of the jaw member. More particularly, the jaw member has arecessed portion 26 in which the catch 22 is swivelly mounted and theframe 17 has one of its arms formed with a cutout portion 27 to allowthe catch 22 to assume a position below the outer face of the frame. Inother respects this form of theinvention is similar to the formpreviously explained.

The handbag can be manufactured very cheaply and assembled according tothis invention. First of all, the frames 17 are secured upon the edgesof the opening 18 of the handbag. Then the frames are slipped into thegrooves 15 so that the lip 22 first engages in the undercuts l6 and thenthe remaining portion of the frames engages within the remaining portionof the grooves 15. Thereafter, the catches 22 are placed into operativepositions. The catches 22 are not exposed to view, since as shown. inthe drawing, they are located upon the sides of the frames 17 which areimmediately adjacent the material 19 of the handbag.

While we have shown and described the referred embodiment of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reservedto allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent in-,

side faces touching each other, the outside faces of said jaw membersbeing formed with grooves extending across the top and down the sidesand one of said groves being formed with an undercut, frames forattachment upon the edges of the mouth opening of a handbag and eachcomprising a horizontal top and vertical sides adapted to engage saidgrooves, a lip projecting from said frames adapted to engage saidundercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jaw member, tosupplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts for holding theframes in place.

2. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the topand down the sides and one of said grooves being formed with anundercut, frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth opening ofthe handbag and each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sidesadapted to engage said grooves, a lip projecting from said framesadapted to engage said undercut, and catches on the outer faces of saidjaw member to supplement the holding action of the lips and undercutsfor holding the: frames in place, the

undercuts and. lips being formed on the horizontal portions of theframes and grooves.

3. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the topand down the sides and one of said grooves being formed with anundercut, frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth opening of ahandbag and each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sides adaptedto engage said grooves, a lip projecting from said frames adapted toengage said undercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jaw memberto supplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts for holdingthe frames in place, each of said frames being formed of a U-shapedsection to allow clamping the edges of the handbag therebetween.

4. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the topand down the sides and one of said grooves being formed with anundercut, frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth opening of ahandbag and each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sides adaptedto engage said grooves, a lip projecting from said frames adapted toengage said undercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jaw memberto supplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts for holdingthe frames in place, each of said frames being formed of a U-shapedsection-to allow clamping the edges of the handbag therebetween, saidlips comprising extensions upon one of the arms of said U-shapes.

5. Aframe for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent i'nside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the topand down the sides and one of said grooves being formed with anundercut, frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth opening of ahandbag and each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sidesadaptedto engage said grooves, a lip projecting from said frames adaptedto engage said undercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jawmember to supplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts forholding the frames in place, said frames being of U-shape in transversecross section whereby the edges of the handbag will be clampedtherebetween.

6. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw membersin position so that they may closewith adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside faces ofsaid jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the top anddown thesides and one of said grooves being formed with an undercut,frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth openingof a handbagand each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sides adapted to rotengage said grooves, a lipprojecting from said frames adapted to engagesaid undercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jaw member tosupplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts for holding theframes in place, said frames being substantially of U-shape intransverse cross section, and the edges of the handbag being attached byone of the arms of said U-shape.

'7. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the topand down the sides and one of said grooves being formed with anundercut, frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth opening of ahandbag and each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sides adaptedto engage said grooves, a lip projecting from said frames adapted toengage said undercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jaw memberto supplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts for holdingthe frames in place, comprising swivel members adapted to move intopositions extending across said grooves.

8. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, a hinge upon the lower ends of saidvertical sides holding the jaw members in position so that they mayclose with adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with grooves extending across the topand down the sides and one of said grooves being formed with anundercut, frames for attachment upon the edges of the mouth opening of ahandbag and each comprising a horizontal top and vertical sides adaptedto engage said grooves, a lip projecting from said frames adapted toengage said undercut, and catches on the outer faces of said jaw membersto supplement the holding action of the lips and undercuts for holdingthe frames in place, comprising swivel members adapted to move intopositions extending across said grooves, said swivel members beingdisposed in recesses formed in said jaw members so as to be locatedbelow the surface of the jaw members and said frames being formed withcutouts into which the catches may engage for a like purpose.

9. A frame for handbags, comprising a pair of jaw members each having ahorizontal top and vertical sides, said jaw members being hingedlyconnected at the lower ends of said vertical sides so that they mayclose with adjacent inside faces touching each other, the outside facesof said jaw members being formed with channels extending across the topand down the sides and one of said channels being formed with anundercut, a U-shaped inlay to which bag covering material is attached,said inlay having one wall of greater height than the other, said wallof greater height engaging the undercut portion of the jaw member tohold said inlay in said channels, and means on said jaw member adjacentsaid channels to engage said inlay and supplement the holding action ofthe undercut portion.

JOHN ZEICI-INER.

JOSEPH GURA.

